German Romance III: Iwein, or The Knight with the Lion

"Talty resurrects the engaging saga of Joseph Petrosino . . . An&#160;absorbing exploration of one man&rsquo;s obsession to redeem his heritage amid familiar fears of foreigners."&nbsp; &mdash;The New York Times&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Unspools like a thriller.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;Entertainment Weekly&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Talty succeeds in vividly portraying Italian-American mores at the dawn of the 20th century, and his well-researched account is replete with anecdotes of mayhem, terror&#160;and heroism.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;USA Today (3 out of 4 stars)&nbsp; &#160;&nbsp; &ldquo;Gripping . . . A valuable recounting of a lurid and little-known episode in American history.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;Washington Post&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Taut, brisk, and very cinematic &#160;. . . A sharply defined portrait of Petrosino.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;Newsday&nbsp;&nbsp; "Thrilling . . . An extraordinary crime story with a genuine American hero too long forgotten."&nbsp; &mdash;Dallas Morning News&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;The Black Hand is nonfiction noir at its best: a real-life Godfather prequel that pits an unforgettable Italian-American hero against the seemingly unstoppable menace that would become the New York Mafia.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;MARK ADAMS, author of the New York Times bestseller Turn Right at Machu Picchu&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;What a terrific read! Through incredible historical research and a detective&rsquo;s eye for the telling detail, Stephan Talty chronicles Joseph Petrosino&rsquo;s dogged pursuit of cold-blooded extortionists and killers. It&rsquo;s a story about immigration, urban life, and the struggle of law enforcement to confront the terror spread by a start-up criminal underworld at the turn of the 20th century.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;DICK LEHR, author of the New York Times bestseller Black Mass&#160;&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;The Black Hand is a fascinating immersion into an almost forgotten time and culture in which a mysterious criminal enterprise terrorized immigrants seeking a new life in America. Stephan Talty&rsquo;s book provides a richly woven, engrossing tale of one man determined to help his fellow Italian-Americans resist the threat and prosper. A solid addition to the American history library.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;GREGORY A. FREEMAN, author of The Forgotten 500&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Stephan Talty is a marvelous storyteller, and with The Black Hand, he&#39;s hit a gusher: the true tale of one of New York City&#39;s greatest detectives at war with a lethal secret society and at odds with his own department. In Talty&#39;s hands, this is a thrilling instant classic.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;ROBERT KOLKER, author of the New York Times&#160; bestseller Lost Girls&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Given the secret nature of the Black Hand &mdash; which terrorized New York and the nation a century ago &mdash; Talty&#39;s account is extraordinarily detailed. Even more intimate is the portrait of Petrosino, chief Mafia detective. An important and gripping book.&rdquo;&nbsp; &mdash;A. J. BAIME, author of The Arsenal of Democracy&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Readers of this propulsive, cinematic book will feel transported to a crucial moment in our history. Stephan Talty&#39;s masterful portrayal of this early age of organized crime swept me up instantly and didn&#39;t let go until the final page. In the spirit of The Black Hand&#39;s richly-evoked Italian-American world, I say &#39;bravo.&#39;"&nbsp; &mdash;CHARLES BRANDT, author of the New York Times bestseller I Heard You Paint Houses&nbsp;&nbsp; &ldquo;Stephan Talty&rsquo;s thoroughly researched&#1

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